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Blogging in Southwest Virginia


News

MedBeat
MedBeat with Sarah Jones
Sarah Bruyn Jones, who covers the business of medicine in Southwest Virginia for The Roanoke Times, blogs about medical issues, research and the business side of the health care industry.
Latest post: Virginia Center for Health Innovation launched
The Storefront
The Storefront blog
Amanda Codispoti covers news on the retail, shopping and real estate industries in Southwest Virginia.
Latest post: Goodbye kafta! Goodbye falafel! Hummus House closes Friday
Blue Ridge Caucus
Blue Ridge Caucus
Mason Adams and Michael Sluss keep you up to date on Virginia, General Assembly and Roanoke Valley politics with a historical perspective on issues and positions, and money and campaign finance.
Latest post: Virginia posts 10.6 percent revenue growth in April
The Ticker
The Ticker blog
Business news and events in Central and Southwest Virginia
Latest post: Tuck Chiropractic Spinal Sports Injury Clinic, Foley Health and Fitness make donation to the Women’s Resource Center of the NRV
Dan Casey's blog
Dan Casey's blog
Metro Columnist Dan Casey knows a little bit about a lot of things but not a heck of a lot about most things.
Latest post: Thou shalt not (be a gay) judge in Virginia UPDATED
Weather Journal
Weather Journal blog
Kevin Myatt brings you the weather, straight up. He chases tornados, too.
Latest post: Leaving rainy SW Virginia behind on Virginia Tech Storm Chase 2012
Datablog
Datasphere blog
Matt Chittum dishes the freshest, juiciest, hottest, oddest data in search-it-yourself databases.
Latest post: Roanoke’s ‘food deserts’ are among the driest in the state
From the Newsroom
From the Newsroom blog
Newsroom editors discuss with our community the decisions, backstories and details that go into producing The Roanoke Times and roanoke.com.
Latest post: Rugaber Prize winner Brian Kelley embraces digital tools, preserves journalism core values

Community

Community blogging
Community blogging
Community writers write about Salem, Botetourt County and southwest Roanoke County.

Opinion

The RoundTable
The RoundTable blog
The Roanoke Times editorial staff engages readers in a respectful dialogue and exchange of opinion, including our virtual editorial board where you can discuss tomorrow's editorials today.
Latest post: Bigoted lawmakers block gay judge

Special projects

RefreshRT
RefreshRT: Reimagining roanoke.com
We're reimagining roanoke.com, and we want to hear from you. Share your ideas and help us build our future online. This is the place for those conversations and for the latest news about our redesign.
Latest post: Dig into our new gardening blog; photo/video poll results

Photography

Vignette
Vignette blog
Roanoke Times photographers share their best photos.
Latest post: Shooting in the Rain

Sports

Andy Bitter
Andy Bitter blog
Andy Bitter is on the Virginia Tech Hokies football beat every day.
Latest post: How does Virginia Tech stack up in athletics revenue?
Aaron McFarling
Aaron McFarling's blog
Aaron McFarling is your first take on the morning's sports news.
Latest post: Tuesday: Tiger to tee it up at Greenbrier
UVa Insider
UVa Insider blog
Doug Doughty takes on all things in college recruiting and UVa football and basketball.
Latest post: UVa Insider, the column: Past transfer QBs a mixed bag
Courtside
Courtside blog
Mark Berman keeps you up to date with Virginia Tech men's basketball, plus the ACC and the national scene as an AP Top 25 voter.
Latest post: Hokies to host Iowa in ACC-Big Ten Challenge
The Wildlife
The Wildlife blog
Mark Taylor takes you out to the best of the region's hunting and fishing.
Latest post: Donna Justus scores — thanks to grandson Gary’s calling!
Press Box
Press Box blog
Posts on a variety of sports at both the high school and collegiate levels in Southwest Virginia, with contributions from staff writers of The Roanoke Times sports section.
Latest post: Prep tournament pairings (updated May 14)

Entertainment

Fridge Magnet
Fridge Magnet blog
Food writer Lindsey Nair shares successes and failures in the kitchen, passes on recipes and restaurant news and generally muses about her very favorite thing to do: eat.
Latest post: Asian market in Roanoke closes
Style Street
Style Streett blog
David Verde shares photos of 21st century street fashion as seen in Southwest Virginia, from the classic to the eccentric.
Latest post: Serena Matuk: a hat worth wearing, Daleville Town Center
The Back Cover
Back Cover blog
Books editor Nona Nelson and book-lovers Dana Bailey, Suzanne Wardle and Neil Harvey share reviews, signings, events and news from the page-turning crowd in the valleys and beyond.
Latest post: Review: “Fifty Shades of Grey”
Down To Earth
Gardening blog
Karen Hager is an avid gardener who grows vegetables and flowers for her family of three. She encourages experimenting and sharing.
Latest post: Things that Go Chomp in the Night
The Happy Wag
Happy Wag blog
Pet lover Nona Nelson writes as resource for pet parents in the Roanoke Valley and provides a local community forum of news and information about pets.
Latest post: A brief sabbatical
cutNscratch
cutNscratch blog
Music reporter Tad Dickens enjoys pickin' and grinnin' and drummin', and he likes to write about music, too.
Latest post: Nominate local musicians to be part of Festival in the Park’s Rock the Valley Jam
Arts & Extras
Arts & Extras blog
Mike Allen blogs about the regional arts community, as well as those curious and quirky things that can only be classified as "culture."
Latest post: Theater review: Attic Productions’ ‘A Murder is Announced’ is a treat for Agatha Christie fans
Shoptimist
Shoptimist blog
Rebecca Holland and friends bring you the kind of deals and coupons only a shopaholic can.
Latest post: Buyer incentives can be rewarding


Community blog roll

Wythe Notes

Wythe Notes

Blogging the food, culture and folkways of Wythe County, Virginia, and the Mountain Empire

Jeff Artis

The Artis blog

Jeff Artis is one of Roanoke's community activists, acting as one of the aggressive and persistent voices in Northwest Roanoke.

David 

Fuller

Answering the call

This Roanoke-based evangelical missionary blogs about his work and the faith.

John Goss

The Curious Skywatcher

John Goss, a roanoke.com columnist, explores astronomy and the skies above Southwest Virginia.

Diane Cayton-Hakey

Diane Cayton-Hakey

Her blog is for fun and enlightenment, and alot of photos.

Lars 

Hagen

The Roanoke Slant

Lars Hagen's blog is intended to be a brief "diary" of some examples of The Roanoke Times' slanted stories.

Jeremy Hart

Jeremy Hart

Details on all things real estate in the New River Valley, and perhaps a laugh or two.

Colleen 

Redman

Loose Leaf Notes

Collen Redman writes to synthesize what she's learning, whether it be poetry, a political commentary or a letter to her mother.

Doug 

Thompson

Blue Ridge Muse

Take a tour through the Blue Ridge Mountains with Capitol Hill Blue founder and publisher Doug Thompson.

Andrew 

Cohill

Technology Futures

Andrew Cohill, the former director of the Blacksburg Electronic Village, writes about technology from a community perspective.

Steven 

Minor

SW Virginia law blog

Steve Minor represents plaintiffs and defendants in jury trials and other proceedings in state and federal court in Southwest Virginia.

Fred First

Fragments from Floyd

Fred First's blog features "images in words and pixels" that have given birth to a book, "Slow Road Home" -- a memoir of landscape.

Stuart 

Mease

Stuart Mease

Stuart Mease wants to connect young adults to professional and social opportunities in the Roanoke and New River Valleys.

David 

Sobotta

View from the Mountain

David Sobotta's collection of thoughts during his life after working for Apple Computer.

David 

St Lawrence

Making Ripples

David St Lawrence explores the adventures and opportunities of post-corporate life in a one-stoplight county in Southwest Virginia.

Valerie 

Garner

Valerie Garner

Valerie Garner spotlights her Northwest Roanoke neighborhoods.

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